precipice

English translation: inspiration, trigger

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English term or phrase:precipice
Selected answer:inspiration, trigger
Entered by: S.J

02:53 Mar 24, 2021
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English term or phrase: precipice
Watching your series was the precipice for my series. "If you can do that, I want to do that too."

Two presenters chatting. The first one made a compliment to the other by saying that.

Thanks in advance,
S.J
Canada
Local time: 10:19
inspiration, trigger
Explanation:
Again, this is an unusual word to use, but perhaps the idea is that there's no going back when you've gone over the edge of a cliff. Or maybe they mean "precipitated".
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philgoddard
United States
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4inspiration, trigger
philgoddard
2 +2motivation
Kiet Bach
3springboard, launching point
Orkoyen (X)


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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
inspiration, trigger


Explanation:
Again, this is an unusual word to use, but perhaps the idea is that there's no going back when you've gone over the edge of a cliff. Or maybe they mean "precipitated".

philgoddard
United States
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 119
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Thank you.
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +2
motivation


Explanation:
Watching your series was the motivation for me to create my series. (If you have the courage to jump, so do I.)

Kiet Bach
United States
Local time: 07:19
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  MJ Barber
5 hrs

neutral  philgoddard: This is a synonym of my answer.
7 hrs
  -> We both posted at the same time. I didn't copy yours.

agree  Liane Lazoski
9 hrs
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1 day 9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
springboard, launching point


Explanation:
the event that served as a catalyst for irrevocable and positive change.

Orkoyen (X)
United States
Local time: 10:19
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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